Thief arrested for sending Facebook friend request to victim

A Colorado man has been arrested for breaking and entering as well as stealing a woman's cell phone after sending the victim a Facebook friend request.

The Greeley Tribune reports that 22-year-old Juan Gonzalez Jr broke into a woman's house at approximately 3am on Wednesday morning, making off with her cell phone as well as a laptop and several items of jewelry belonging to her roommate.

However, he was apprehended only a few hours later after Gonzalez began using the victim's cell phone to send text messages to one of her friends and even requested to connect with her on Facebook.

Police used cell tower signals to track down the suspect, who was later confirmed to be the man that the victim saw in her home that morning.

Gonzales is currently being held at the Weld County Jail on second-degree burglary and felony theft charges.